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Portfolio of Evidence for Assessment. Name: Ethan McLaughlin Team member’s: Ethan McLaughlin, Connor McCallion, Oisin Gormley, Emer Rooney. 2 Be able to plan a multi-camera production 2.1. Multi-camera production roles: camera operation; sound; switcher - vision mixing; director; producer; lighting; floor management; graphics generator. Task 1. Present written research about all the production roles mentioned above. Go to Media College online for assistance). Camera operation- This is the person who operates the camera, they set up and position the camera in order to get the right shot. They would also change the cameras settings to make the image looks its best, they focus, white balance, change shutter speed etc. There are several different types of camera operator; studio, outside broadcast and field operator, the same skills apply for each different type. As the name suggests a studio operator is when the production takes places in a television studio, this could be for a number of different programmes such as news, game shows, and sitcoms. An outside broadcast operator is also straight forward, a camera operator for an outside broadcast like sports programmes or concerts. A field camera operator is a person that goes to various different locations to record footage, this is usually for things like news pieces. This type of camera man may work alone or with other crew members like sound operator or presenter. Sound- this is the crew member that deals with all the audio for the production, they will set up the microphones and operate the boom pole, there are 2 main types of microphones used in a films

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Portfolio of Evidence for Assessment.

Name: Ethan McLaughlin

Team member’s: Ethan McLaughlin, Connor McCallion, Oisin Gormley, Emer Rooney.

2 Be able to plan a multi-camera production

2.1. Multi-camera production roles:

camera operation; sound; switcher - vision mixing; director; producer; lighting; floor management; graphics generator.

Task 1.

Present written research about all the production roles mentioned above.

Go to Media College online for assistance).

Camera operation- This is the person who operates the camera, they set up and position the camera in order to get the right shot. They would also change the cameras settings to make the image looks its best, they focus, white balance, change shutter speed etc. There are several different types of camera operator; studio, outside broadcast and field operator, the same skills apply for each different type. As the name suggests a studio operator is when the production takes places in a television studio, this could be for a number of different programmes such as news, game shows, and sitcoms. An outside broadcast operator is also straight forward, a camera operator for an outside broadcast like sports programmes or concerts. A field camera operator is a person that goes to various different locations to record footage, this is usually for things like news pieces. This type of camera man may work alone or with other crew members like sound operator or presenter.

Sound- this is the crew member that deals with all the audio for the production, they will set up the microphones and operate the boom pole, there are 2 main types of microphones used in a films production, one of these is lavalier mics, which are small microphones that clip onto the clothes of the actors or performers. The other type is a directional microphone (also called shot gun mics) these mics pick up sound directly in front of them, cutting out all other noises and are typically used with a boom mic.

Switcher & vision mixing- this is the person who switchers the different video feeds on a multi cam production, this type of job would be seen a lot in live broadcasts like sports event such as the Olympics and football, where lots of different cameras are used.

Director- The director is in charge of the overall production, they tell each crew member what they want done and how to do it, for example they will tell the lighting people how they want

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the scene lit, they will coordinate with the camera operator to get the exact shots they want. The director has complete creative control of the production.

Producer- the producers fulfil various roles throughout the production from early pre-production to the end of post-production. There are several types of producers: executive producers oversee all the other producers on the project, making sure that they do their jobs. Line producers manage the staff, supervising producers help with the pre-production phase of the project. Working on the screenplay and adding re-writes to the script. Associate producers assist and help the producer during the process. Field producers does the same job as regular producer but it’s not inside a studio.

Lighting- this is the person in charge of the lighting of the production, they would mostly be needed in studio productions, and they would set up the lighting for programme. The most common type of lighting is three point, which has three main light sources, a key light, fill light and back light, this technique allows for a subject to be lit while shadows can be controlled.

Floor management- this is the person that manages the studio, they will make sure everything is in the right place at the right time so the production can go smoothly

Graphics generator- this is the crew member that generates animated text and visuals on to the screen, many different programmes use this, news shows generate text that will go along with the story such as statistics and names, sport programmes also use this to show stats and figures.

2.2. Develop programme ideas: programme format, such as studio production, live event; content ideas; visual style;

Task 2.

(Present evidence of brain-storming and development of ideas for multi camera productions covering the following headings - studio production or live event, production content ideas, and proposed visual style).

Brain-storming and development of ideas

This production would be a mix of studio and on-location live filming, the scenes where the artists are lip syncing their vocals would be in a studio, the radio room at the NWRC but the other scenes like filming at the Foyle hospice building, the charity shops and the landmarks of Derry, Strabane and Limavady are obviously on location. We had a lot of brainstorming regarding the production content of the music, we were given a list by the client of various shots that they wanted, with this list in mind we brainstormed on how we could achieve the shots they wanted and what other shots would fit into the video. We it came to the visual style we also had a template, the look of the Annie Lennox Christmas Video combined with a long list of the cutaway shots of individual performers and all the charities outreach volunteers and

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shops as shots they wanted to feature. We also had to brainstorm and allocate production roles to different crew members, I decided to step up as Director because I was very interested in the project and I thought it suited my skills well. I had prior experience from my Year 1 Social Action Project and my time at BFI Academy. Connor McCallion wanted to edit the video and because I have worked with him on other projects, I know he would have fit the role because he is a hard worker and is skilled in use Final Cut X. Several camera operators were then selected by based on their skills and if they wanted to be a part of the project.

2.3. Presentation style; scripts, links and inserts; refining original ideas to final script

Task 3.

(Present a written statement describing the proposed productions style.

A copy of the script, information about any links or inserts to be used for the production and evidence to show how the original idea was developed to script and refined before production).

This video did not have a script and the evidence for developed ideas can be found above in brainstorming section.

2.4. Planning processes: range of equipment required; allocation of job roles; conversion of word scripts to shot lists; design, e.g. lighting, set, sound; location recce; timing and sequencing; health and safety considerations

Task 4.

Provide a list of all the equipment needed for production.

Equipment list: Nikon D550 (multiple), Nikon 5100 (multiple), Canon 100D, JVC studio camera, Sony studio camera, DJI Phantom Drone, tripods (multiple), soft boxes

Each student is to provide an account of what their role in the production entailed

Student accounts:

Ethan Mclaughlin- (individual responsibilities and experiences)

I was the director of this project, I put myself forward for this role because I was really interest in it and thought it would be a fun and enjoyably project. As director, I oversaw almost every aspect of the project, from the pre-production to the shooting to the editing. This was undoubtedly one of the biggest projects I have ever worked on, it involved lots of planning, shoot dates, and over 40 hours of editing. Our first day of shooting was in the Foyle hospice

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building, we had to film students from various secondary schools recorded the chorus of the song. This was a big shoot, I had to oversee 5 camera operators, telling them where I wanted them to be placed and how I wanted them to film. Overall I think this shoot went very well, however we did encounter several problems, at the post production stage, myself and the editor discovered that some of the footage was not up to the quality standard I wanted, some of it was overexposed, grainy, and unfocused. Another big part of this project was the filming in the studio at the NWRC. Artists who featured on the single came into lip sync their vocals, including Jordan O’Keefe, Paddy Nash, Diane Greer and Laura Keogh. We decorated the radio room to give it more of a Christmas feel, we set up lights and various other decorations. This shoot required four people, myself and 3 camera operators to cover all angles of the studio. This shoot went very well, we got all of shots we needed very quickly, and we didn’t encounter problems. The third shoot we had was going to the Foyle hospice charity shop to film the workers, volunteers and customers. After that shoot, we went to film various Derry landmarks including the guildhall and Foyle side Shopping Mall.

This shoot day also went really well, however we did encounter a few problems during the filming of the shop and at Foyle side. At the shop, we wanted to film the workers releasing heart shaped balloons in the air, however we were not able to get this shot because the wind blew the balloons away and we were not able to film all of it. The other problem we encountered that day was in Foyle side, after we got all our shots and we were about to leave, a security guard asked us what we were doing and we explained we were filming for the hospice, we were then led to the manager’s office, were we were told that we should have asked for permission first, we apologised and then left. This was not necessarily a problem but it was a good learning experience about checking out Permission Slips.

All those issues aside, this is one of my favourite projects I have ever worked on, I think that the final video reflects the amount of work, effort and time myself and the crew put into it. It is also great to work with the Foyle Hospice because it is a great charity that does a lot in vital work supporting our city.

Oisin Gormley- During the shooting of the music video at the Foyle hospice I was tasked with the role of cameraman. My role was to shoot the wide angle shots of the choir. These shots were accomplished by using a standard lens of my personal camera and a tripod from the college supply, I set the camera up in the left corner of the hall where they were going to record and made sure I could get the whole choir and the singers in as they moved around. I believe these shots worked very well accompanied by the other angles from the cameras that were there on the day. On the Strabane shoot I was also tasked with the role of cameraman, on this shoot day I had to get shots of the Foyle hospice shop and the attractions around Strabane such as the “Tinnies” which are statues outside the town center, the boat statue in the town Centre which is where we released the balloons and a shot of the new bridge across the river which runs from Ballycolman to the head of the town. The days shooting got off to a bad start because the shops staff were on a skeleton crew which meant the shop looked a little lifeless, the

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second problem I had was the weather which kept evert changing and made it very hard to adjust my light settings on my camera furthermore the weather began to get worse and high winds and rain set in so I had to stop filming, because of these problems a lot of my shots were unusable. I was picked as one of the cameramen to come and shoot the artists who hadn’t been at the hospice, the shoot took place in the college in the radio room where we had set up a lighting set up and cameras at different angles, we managed to get all the shots we needed and the studio shoot went very well, this rounded off the shooting for the video.

Emer Rooney- I was assigned the role of a camera person on the day of the Foyle hospice music video shoot. My main responsibility was to focus on close ups of the choir students who we were filming. I made sure to position close to the members of the choir when the shoot was happening. Overall the shoot went to plan and as a team we all achieved the shots that we wanted to obtain. If I were to do the shoot again I would definitely try and use a tripod or Steadicam. Using the tripod or Steadicam would allow for a much steadier and less shaky shots. However, as I mentioned the shoot went well and I am happy with how the final product turned out.

Connor McCallion- In the production of the Foyle hospice music video, I took on a few roles but my main role was editor. Editor was a very demanding role as I had to include everything that the client requested even if I didn’t believe it looked right or fitted well. As requested by the client I added many different shots in different places with different people which was very time consuming as I had to record these events and then come back and edit them into working order. On a few occasions, I had conversations with the client and spoke of the expectations and agreed upon modifications to different clips. I also mentioned that I took on a role of camera man and coordinator. These roles added together was very demanding and required me to put all my time into this one project over a month, as my time was spent recording the hospice and city Centre on multiple occasions and then returning to the editing room the piece everything together. During this project, I worked very closely with the director and camera man Ethan McLaughlin everyday over this time. I believe that Ethan and I have a very strong working relationship as the pressure of such a big task was on our shoulders. However, I believe we have created a great video that the client will thoroughly enjoy as it has every aspect covered in which he requested. I believe that my main task as editor was very successful, with a flowing pace, great lip syncing and has great use of editing effects. Overall, I am very pleased with our final video and I am proud to be part of this production.

Timing and sequencing- while shooting the parts in the NWRC radio room, we had to make sure the video files from each different camera would be easy to sync up and time, to do this we had all the cameras recording and once, had someone move into a position where they could be seen in all 3 cameras, and then clapped, this served the same purpose as a film slate or clapperboard. During the post production stages we had to make sure that the timing of the music and the video was synced up, to do this we had to carefully match up the video clips and

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the audio files, we also had to make sure that when a change was made, the video and the audio stayed in sync.

Provide a health and safety check report- We made sure to do a risk assessment for each location before we began shooting, these risk assessments were very useful as we were able to avoid any potential injury’s or accidents.

The radio room was the only location we were able to visit beforehand and plan out exactly where the performers would be and where the lights and cameras would be set up, we then created a floor plan, showing where the equipment would be placed:

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We also took several photos of the set:

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Task 5.

2.5. Production documentation: timed scripts; shot lists; studio floor plans; location plans; lighting plans; risk assessments; equipment checklist; camera script

(Present copies of all production documentation such as scripts; shot lists; studio floor plans; location plans; lighting plans; risk assessments; equipment checklist; camera script)

Pre-Production

Synopsis: For this shoot, we will travel to the Foyle hospice building at 61 Culmore Road. We will be going to film the recording of the chorus of the song, which will be performed by a choir of children from various secondary schools. We also intend to get other cutaway shots including shots of the hospice grounds.1

Production schedule:

Pre-production17/10/2016 to20/10/2016

Production 21/10/2016

Post production24/10/2016 to≈ 15/12/2016

Crew roles assigned to be researched

Principle photography Editing

Risk assessmentsCarried out Contingency planning

Cutaway shots Colour correction

Shot list –from client and additional planning

Location Shoots Audio mixing

Planning – location reports travel arrangementsEquipment booking and checklists

Singer lip-syncs, recordings Review & Evaluation

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Location plans:

Actual location Date/ days Contacts

61 Culmore Rd, Londonderry BT48 8JE

21/10/2016 [email protected] 7135 1010

Risk assessment:Hazard Person who

may be harmed

Property which may be damaged

Risk controls in place

Risk assessment

Tripping over equipment bags

CrewHospice workersStudent choir

Tables, chairs, glass doors.

Make sure that all equipment bags are in a safe place

MODERATE

Drone locations reportRadio Studio decorationsAs props

CrewHospice workersStudent choir

MODERATE

Person Role

Ethan McLaughlin DirectorCamera

Oisin Gormley Camera (Wide Shots)

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Emer Rooney Camera (Close ups)

Alex O’Neil Camera (Mid shots)

George O’Hagan Camera (gimbal/ drone)

Ronan McWilliams Camera (various other shots)

Crew List

SHOT LIST TYPE OF SHOT

DESCRIPTION

1 CU Coverage of students recording wearing proud to be badges.

2 WS Coverage of students recording wearing proud to be badges.

3 MS Coverage of students recording wearing proud to be badges.

4 Gimbal Coverage of students recording wearing proud to be badges.

5 C/M/W Artists recording their vocals

6 C/MS Students doing the heart symbol with their hands

7 C/M/W Students interacting with artists

8 Any Volunteers and staff working

9 C/M/W Lot of behind the scenes shots of the crew working/ and the students and workers on a break

10 WS Throwing love hearts in the air

11 WS Everyone at the hospice (crew, students, workers etc.) releasing heart shaped balloons the air

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Foyle Hospice- “Put A Little Love in Your Heart”

Singers lip-syncing

Pre-production

Synopsis: We will be filming in one of the radio rooms at the North West regional college. We will be filming singers who feature on the song lip-syncing their vocals. There are a few people coming in, on the 9th of November, Jordan O’Keefe, Paddy Nash and Diane Greer to lip sync and on the 5th of December, Laura Keogh is coming in. We will also set up the room to give to more of a Christmas feel; we will set up Christmas lights and other decorations.

I have grouped both of these shoots together because they are very similar shoots with mostly the same crew and shot types.

Crew:

Person Role

Ethan McLaughlin DirectorCamera

Connor McCallion Camera

Oisin Gormley Camera

Eli Doherty Camera

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Shot list:

SHOT LIST TYPE OF SHOT DESCRIPTION

1 MS Left side coverage of Jordan, Paddy & Diane, Laura

2 MS Right side coverage of Jordan, Paddy & Diane, Laura

3 MS (Moving) Coverage of Jordan, Paddy & Diane

4 MS Front facing coverage of Jordan, Paddy & Diane, Laura

Location plans:

Actual location Date/ Days ContactsNorth West Regional CollegeStrand Rd, Londonderry BT48 7AL

09/11/2016 &5/12/2016

[email protected] 7127 6000

Hazard Person who may be harmed

Property which may be damaged

Risk controls put in place

Risk assessment

Tripping over equipment bags

CrewPerformers

Radio room equipment: computers, microphones etc.

Put all bags in a safe place

Moderate

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Foyle Hospice- “Put A Little Love in Your Heart

Charity Shops/ Town

Pre-production

Synopsis: This shoot will have three crewmembers 2going to the Foyle hospice charity shop in Derry to film some of the workers and volunteers, as well as some customers and the shop itself; we will also film some workers releasing heart shaped balloons in the air.

After we are finished in the hospice shop, we will take some shots of famous Derry landmarks, including the guildhall and the walls. Finally, we will go to Foyle side to film Santa and other Christmas related things in the centre

Location plans:

Actual location Date/ Days Contacts

Foyle Hospice Charity Shop. 17 Waterloo StreetDerry, BT48 8BU

16/11/2016 Tel: (028) 71 362 927

Derry City centre 16/11/2016 N/A

Foyle side shopping centre, Orchard St, Londonderry BT48 6XY

16/11/2-16 Tel: 028 7137 7575

Crew:

Person Role

Ethan McLaughlin Director

Finn Baldran Camera

Connor McCallion Camera

2

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Risk assessment:

3 Be able to perform an operational role in a multi-camera production

3.1. Perform a practical role: eg cameras, sound mixing desk, vision mixer, direction, lighting desk, talk-back, video playback, floor management, graphics generation; communicate effectively

Task 6.

(Provide a written report about your individual responsibilities and experiences in this project).

Ethan - I was the director of this project, I put myself forward for this role because I was really interest in it and thought it would be a fun and enjoyably project. As director, I oversaw almost every aspect of the project, from the pre-production to the shooting to the editing. This was undoubtedly one of the biggest projects I have ever worked on, it involved lots of planning, shoot dates, and over 40 hours of editing. Our first day of shooting was in the Foyle hospice building, we had to film students from various secondary schools recorded the chorus of the song. This was a big shoot, I had to oversee 5 camera operators, telling them where I wanted them to be placed and how I wanted them to film. Overall I think this shoot went very well, however we did encounter several problems, at the post production stage, myself and the editor discovered that some of the footage was not up to the quality standard I wanted, some of it was overexposed, grainy, and unfocused. Another big part of this project was the filming in the studio at the NWRC. Artists who featured on the single came into lip sync their vocals, including Jordan O’Keefe, Paddy Nash, Diane Greer and Laura Keogh. We decorated the radio room to give it more of a Christmas feel, we set up lights and various other decorations. This shoot required four people, myself and 3 camera operators to cover all angles of the studio. This shoot went very well, we got all of shots we needed very quickly, and we didn’t encounter problems. The third shoot we had was going to the Foyle hospice charity shop to film the workers, volunteers and customers. After that shoot, we went to film various Derry landmarks including the guildhall and Foyle side Shopping Mall.

This shoot day also went really well, however we did encounter a few problems during the filming of the shop and at Foyle side. At the shop, we wanted to film the workers releasing

Hazard Person who may be harmed

Property which may be damaged

Risk controls put in place

Risk assessment

Tripping over equipment

CrewVolunteerscustomers

Things for sale: glassware,Paintings Etc.

Put all bags in a safe place and away from people

Moderate

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heart shaped balloons in the air, however we were not able to get this shot because the wind blew the balloons away and we were not able to film all of it. The other problem we encountered that day was in Foyle side, after we got all our shots and we were about to leave, a security guard asked us what we were doing and we explained we were filming for the hospice, we were then led to the manager’s office, were we were told that we should have asked for permission first, we apologised and then left. This was not necessarily a problem but it was a good learning experience about checking out Permission Slips.

All those issues aside, this is one of my favourite projects I have ever worked on, I think that the final video reflects the amount of work, effort and time myself and the crew put into it. It is also great to work with the Foyle Hospice because it is a great charity that does a lot in vital work supporting our city.

Connor McCallion- In the production of the Foyle hospice music video, I took on a few roles but my main role was editor. Editor was a very demanding role as I had to include everything that the client requested even if I didn’t believe it looked right or fitted well. As requested by the client I added many different shots in different places with different people which was very time consuming as I had to record these events and then come back and edit them into working order. On a few occasions, I had conversations with the client and spoke of the expectations and agreed upon modifications to different clips. I also mentioned that I took on a role of camera man and coordinator. These roles added together was very demanding and required me to put all my time into this one project over a month, as my time was spent recording the hospice and city Centre on multiple occasions and then returning to the editing room the piece everything together. During this project, I worked very closely with the director and camera man Ethan McLaughlin everyday over this time. I believe that Ethan and I have a very strong working relationship as the pressure of such a big task was on our shoulders. However, I believe we have created a great video that the client will thoroughly enjoy as it has every aspect covered in which he requested. I believe that my main task as editor was very successful, with a flowing pace, great lip syncing and has great use of editing effects. Overall, I am very pleased with our final video and I am proud to be part of this production.

Emer Rooney- I was assigned the role of a camera person on the day of the Foyle hospice music video shoot. My main responsibility was to focus on close ups of the choir students who we were filming. I made sure to position close to the members of the choir when the shoot was happening. Overall the shoot went to plan and as a team we all achieved the shots that we wanted to obtain. If I were to do the shoot again I would definitely try and use a tripod or Steadicam. Using the tripod or Steadicam would allow for a much steadier and less shaky shots. However, as I mentioned the shoot went well and I am happy with how the final product turned out.

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Oisin Gormley- During the shooting of the music video at the Foyle hospice I was tasked with the role of cameraman. My role was to shoot the wide angle shots of the choir. These shots were accomplished by using a standard lens of my personal camera and a tripod from the college supply, I set the camera up in the left corner of the hall where they were going to record and made sure I could get the whole choir and the singers in as they moved around. I believe these shots worked very well accompanied by the other angles from the cameras that were there on the day. On the Strabane shoot I was also tasked with the role of cameraman, on this shoot day I had to get shots of the Foyle hospice shop and the attractions around Strabane such as the “Tinnies” which are statues outside the town center, the boat statue in the town Centre which is where we released the balloons and a shot of the new bridge across the river which runs from Ballycolman to the head of the town. The days shooting got off to a bad start because the shops staff were on a skeleton crew which meant the shop looked a little lifeless, the second problem I had was the weather which kept evert changing and made it very hard to adjust my light settings on my camera furthermore the weather began to get worse and high winds and rain set in so I had to stop filming, because of these problems a lot of my shots were unusable. I was picked as one of the cameramen to come and shoot the artists who hadn’t been at the hospice, the shoot took place in the college in the radio room where we had set up a lighting set up and cameras at different angles, we managed to get all the shots we needed and the studio shoot went very well, this rounded off the shooting for the video.

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3.2. Operational methods: communication within production team, e.g. shot calling, talk-back, cueing; vision mixing; video and graphic inserts; sound mixing; health and safety considerations.

Task 7.

(Present a written comment on operational methods covering all the following headings; k

Communication within production team- is when the different crew members of the production communicate with each other, this can be during the set up with things like setting up the lights, setting up and positioning the camera etc. This happened during all the stages of our music videos production

Shot calling- this role would be filled by the director, telling the different crew members what they need to do and how to do it. As the director of this music video, I was the shot caller and told people what I wanted them do to.

Cueing- this is when a video feed is cued up before it would be seen on screen, it would be cued before being shown to make sure everything is ok.

Vision mixing- also known as a video switcher, this is a way of selecting between different video sources during a multi camera production.

Video and graphic inserts- these are graphics that are inserted over a video, these graphics could be things like statistics, names or other pieces of information, they can help give the viewer a better understanding of what is being talked about or shown. We did this in our production, when each singer would appear for the first time, there name was written beside them to let the audience know who they were.

Sound mixing- sound mixing is when lots of different sounds such as music, dialogue and background noise are combined during the post production process, a mixing desk or mixing stage would be used for this. Can also be used during a live event, for something like a concert or an outside news broadcast.

Health and safety considerations- this is when a production team considers the health and safety of where ever they are filming, they make a risk assessment, which shows the risk itself, who it may affect and what to do in the event of the accident. For our production, we visited the locations several days before we were meant to film and created risk assessments.

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Task 8.

Provide an account of how you communicated effectively with team members, crew and personnel.

Communicated effectively with team members

Ethan - As I was the director of this project, I had to communicate a lot with the crew members, performers and clients. I think I did there very effectively, on all the shoots I had to communicate to the crew where I wanted the camera’s to be and what angles I wanted them to cover (close ups, mid shots, wide shots etc.) During the shoots at the NWRC, I communicated with the performers like Jordan O’Keefe, Paddy Nash and Diane Greer, I told them what I wanted them to do, like looking like there having a lot of fun and enjoying themselves. I told them I wanted the video to have a happy, feel good vibe. A big part of this project was the communication with the client, in our case we primarily communicated with Donall Henderson, who is the executive director of the Foyle Hospice. We had several meetings with Donall regarding things like planning shoots and editing, we would send him cuts of the video, and he would give his criticisms and comments on what could be changed and improved. For example, after one of our back and forth conversations, we agreed to remove footage of Christmas in the town and to arrange to film more performers and add them lip-syncing. We also agreed that some more footage of the hospice needed to be filmed and put in the video. We also had several team meetings during the production of this video; the first meeting we had was in the early stages of the production, this is where we decided our roles and allocated our specific jobs. We also had meetings before some of the shoots to discuss exactly what was going to happen and to prepare shot lists. I often had meetings with the editor to watch the early cuts of the video and we both gave our thoughts and ideas for how we could improve it. We also did the same with Faustina and our video tutors showing them different cuts and getting their feedback and comments. Each phase-included revisions, add in continuity changes etc.

Connor – As the editor of this project I had lots of communication with the director, Ethan McLaughlin, I would show him different cuts and edits of the video and he would give me his feedback and we would communicate on what worked, what didn’t and what could be changed. I also communicated with Ethan and other crew members during various shooting days, I would tell Ethan what shots I thought would work. Myself and Ethan also communicated a lot with the client, he would tell us what he wanted in the video, and we would tell him other shots we thought would fit well, we also had to tell him some things that just weren’t going to work, for example, he wanted a shot that had people throwing love heart sweets in the air and I had to explain to him that I didn’t film well and wouldn’t look good.

Oisin- As I was a cameraman I had to communicate a lot with the director, He told me where he wanted me to set up and what he wanted to film, and then I would tell him what shots I thought would go well in the video, I also communicated with other camera operators, making sure we covered every angle we needed.

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Emer - I feel as though I communicated greatly with the others in the Foyle hospice team. We had certain shots to shoot and these were made clear by the director Ethan McLaughlin. I would work with this team again just on the basis of our communication.